Julia Laffranque
Julia Laffranque, is an Estonian jurist, judge, legal scientist, visiting professor of European law Justice at the Supreme Court of Estonia, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights 2011 - 2020. Since 4 June 2018 also a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, earlier professor of European law at the University of Tartu. Since 2020 member of the Board of Trustees, the Foundation Academy of European Law Trier. In 2019 she was a candidate for the post of European Ombudsman.
Education
She graduated with outstanding honors of the Litchfield High School, Connecticut, USA in 1991.She graduated with a gold of the Tallinna Õismäe Humanitaargümnaasium 1992.
In 1997 she graduated the Law Faculty of Tartu University
and in 1998 she received her Master's degree in law of the Law Faculty of Münster University, Germany, summa cum laude.
She attended doctoral studies at the University of Kiel and the European University Institute in Florence and in 2003 received her doctoral degree in jurisprudence University of Tartu.
Career
- 1996 – 2004 – Ministry of Justice of Estonia: head of the EU law and foreign relations division, 2002 - 2004 Deputy Secretary General on Legislative Drafting;
- 2004 – 2010 – justice at the Supreme Court of Estonia, 2007 – 2010 member of the constitutional review chamber of the Supreme Court;
- 2006 – 2011 – docent of European Union Law at the Law Faculty of Tartu University, later professor of European law at the same faculty;
- 2011 – 2020 – judge at the European Court of Human Rights and Professor of European Law at the University of Tartu
- since 2020 – justice at the Supreme Court of Estonia
Secondments, membership
- Dr. iur. Laffranque has completed traineeships at the Legal Service of the European Commission, at the Ministries of Justice in Sweden and France, the Supreme Administrative Court of Germany, and the Conseil d'Etat of France; she has also served as an ad hoc judge at the European Court of Human Rights;
- 2010 – 2016 – member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
- 2006 – 2008 – vice-chair of the Consultative Council of European Judges of the Council of Europe;
- 2008 – 2010 – chair of the Consultative Council of European Judges;
- 2004 – 2013 – president of the European Law Society of Estonia since 2013 – honorary president of the same society;
- 2010 – 2012 – president of the International Federation for European Law
- Alumni of Student Society Filiae Patriae
- Member of editorial board of : AS Juura ; Juridica and Õiguskeel
- 2004 – 2012 – member of the board of the Estonian Academic Law Society;
- 2000 – 2004 – member of the board of the policy think-tank "Praxis."
- 2005 – 2011 – member of the board of Estonian Lawyers Union
- 2017 - 2020 - member of the board of Estonian School in Strasbourg
- 2017 - 2020 - member of the committee of Tagora theatre in Strasbourg
- since 2018 - member of the scientific committee of European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, Vienna
- since 2018 - member of the board of Tagaranna Village Society
- 2020 - member of the Working Group for the development of the HELP course on Judicial Ethics, Council of Europe
- 2020 - 2023 member of the Board of Trustees, the Foundation Academy of European Law Trier
Books
- Euroopa Liit ja Euroopa Ühendus. Institutsioonid ja õigus
- Euroopa Kohtu Lahendid I ja II. Kogumiku koostaja ja Euroopa Kohut tutvustava osa author
- Prantsuse -eesti-prantsuse õigussõnaraamat
- Eelotsuse küsimine Euroopa Kohtult
- Euroopa Liidu õigussüsteem ja Eesti õiguse koht selles.
- Euroopa Inimõiguste Kohus ja Eesti õigus
- Dr. iur. Laffranque has published several articles in Estonian, English, German and French languages in Estonian and international legal journals
Honours
- 2004 – Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite of France.
- 2005 – Order of the White Star, fourth class, Estonia.
- 2013 – European of the Year, European Movement of Estonia
- 2017 - Best trainer of judges award by Estonian judges
Personal life
Some of her roles: Elviine Vestberg in Oskar Luts "Vaikne nurgake" directed by Raivo Adlas,2007; Linda Vilde and Gertrud Edelstahl von Rostfrei in Veiko Märka "Tabamata ime" directed by Raivo Adlas, 2009; Mina in Maimu Berg "Euroopasse! Euroopasse!" directed by Raivo Adlas, 2010; Jelena Andrejevna in Anton Tshehhov "Onu Vanja" directed by Raivo Adlas, 2011; Elena Popova in Brian Friel's "The Bear", directed by Jodie Clifford, 2011; spy Liza in C. Chilto and J. Littlewood's, „Oh What a Lovely War“ directed by Louise Palmer, 2012; opera singer and adventuress Irene Adler in Richard Thayer's “Watson in Winter” directed by Richard Thayer and David Adamson, 2013; Aino Kallas in Maimu Berg's "Aino and Herman", directed by Julia Whitham and Louise Palmer in "Bell Epoque", 2013; Sarah, Amanda, Queen Gertrud and wife of Sir. Thomas Moore in Christopher Durang's „Actors’Nightmare“, directed by David Adamson, 2015; Sarah in Ferenc Molnár's, „A Matter of Husbands“, directed by David Crow, 2015; Elizabeth Proctor in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", directed by Louise Palmer, 2015; Honey in Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" directed by Martyn Symons, 2016; William Shakespeare's Hamlet's monologue in Estonian with Tagora theatre and at the European Court of Human Rights, 2016; Lamchop, patient and black sheep, Jonathan Alexandratos "Duck" directed by Mike Mecek, Peace Productions Americans in Alsace, 2016; E Steichen, in Brancusi vs. United States, historic trial reenacted, adapted by Andra Matei –, rehearsed reading, directed by Martyn Symons, 2016; Mrs. Vixen, Baltic scandalist, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, « The School for Scandal », directed by Louise Palmer, 2017; Digna Ochoa, Rana Husseini, Juliana Dogbadzi, Ka Hsaw Wa, Wangari Maathai, Kek Galabru, Marian Wright Edelman, Second Voice, Ariel Dorfman, “Speak Truth to Power. Voices From Beyond the Dark” – directed by Andra Matei, 2017; Katharina Luther in Maimu Berg "Lutheri naine ", directed by Julia Laffranque, 2017; Rutt in Maimu Berg "Grandfather" - directed by David Adamson, 2018; Meeta in Janno Villecourt, Maimu Berg "Meeta ja õigus ", directed by Piret Kuub, 2018; Olimpia Kohary, a refuge/the White Duchess in David Adamson, Hazel Breslin, David Crowe,, Jenny Griffiths, Elena Malagoni, Nick O’Sullivan, Louise & Simon Palmer, Joëlle & Martyn Symons, Richard Thayer, Liam Wright « Alice in Brexitland » – directed by Louise Palmer, Tagora, Cube Noir, Strasbourg, 2019; Judge B in Bertolt Brecht « In Search of Justice » –, directed by David Adamson, Tagora Theatre Club of the European Court of Human Rights « Court in the Act », Strasbourg, 2019; Sicco Mansholt in Liliane Tetsi, Princesse Europe, Louise Weiss, la grand’ mère de l’Europe et les pères de l’Europe sont de retour ”, directed by Liliane Tetsi, EUCASO-/ “Court in the Act”, Strasbourg, 2019; director of the movie "Kuulsused saja aastases Eestis“, Estonian School in Strasbourg, 2019/2020
She is married to French jurist Rodolphe Laffranque, has three sons: Oscar Helmut and Tobias Louis and Léo Lennart ; and is the daughter of writer Maimu Berg and of writer/psychiatrist Vaino Vahing.